Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 02/15/22

The Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook will be released everyday Monday-to-Friday as soon as the morning skates finish.

The Notebook includes everything you need to know to set your Season-Long and Daily Fantasy Lineups: including Injuries, Projected Lines and Pairings, Starting Goalie Rankings, Value Picks (DFS), and previews from our DFS Premium Package.

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Key Injuries/Lineup Changes

IN

• [NYI] Sebastian Aho is expected to play for the first time since December 19th.
• [NYI] Kyle Palmieri is expected to return to the lineup after missing three games.
• [PHI] Morgan Frost is expected to return the lineup for the Flyers.
• [NSH] Cole Smith was recalled from the AHL to replace an injured Nick Cousins.
• [DAL] John Klingberg (upper-body) is expected to return after missing one game.
• [LAK] Matt Roy (COVID-19) missed the last two games but is expected to return on Tuesday.
• [LAK] Mikey Anderson (upper-body) is expected to return after missing the last two games.
• [CGY] Tyler Toffoli will make his debut for the Flames after being traded on Monday.

OUT

• [OTT] Thomas Chabot (undisclosed) will not play on Tuesday.
• [NJD] Andreas Johnsson (lower-body) will miss his second straight game.
• [NSH] Nick Cousins (lower-body) is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks.

Projected Lineups

*Subject to change*

⚠️ Gametime Decision

Ottawa Senators vs. St Louis Blues

Tkachuk – Paul – C. Brown Formenton – Stützle – Gaudette Kelly – Tierney – Sanford Bishop – Gambrell – Ennis Mete – Zaitsev Holden – Zub Brannstrom – J. Brown

Schenn – O’Reilly – Kyrou Buchnevich – Thomas – Tarasenko Saad – Barbashev – Perron Kostin – Joshua – Sundqvist Mikkola – Parayko Krug – Faulk Walman – Bortuzzo

New Jersey Devils vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Sharangovich – Hughes – Mercer Zacha – Hischier – Tatar Studenic – Boqvist – Vesey Geertsen – McLeod – Bastian Siegenthaler – Severson Smith – Subban White – Graves

Palat – Point – Kucherov Killorn – Stamkos – Joseph Colton – Cirelli – T. Raddysh Maroon – Bellemare – Perry Hedman – Ruuta McDonagh – Cernak⚠️ Segachev – Foote

Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders

Skinner – Thompson – Tuch Krebs – Cozens – Olofsson Asplund – Eakin – Okposo Bjork – Jankowski – Hayden Dahlin – Jokiharju Samuelsson – Fitzgerald Bryson – Pysyk

Lee – Barzal – Clutterbuck Beauvillier – Nelson – Bailey Parise – Pageau – Wahlstrom Martin – Cizikas – Palmieri Pelech – Mayfield Chara – Dobson Aho – Pulock

New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins

Kreider – Zibanejad – Lafreniere Panarin – Strome – Goodrow Hunt – Chytil – Gauthier McKegg – Rooney – Reaves Lindgren – Fox Miller – Trouba Nemeth – Schneider

Hall – Haula – Pastrnak Frederic – Coyle – Smith DeBrusk – Studnicka – Foligno Blidh – Nosek – Lazar Reilly – McAvoy Grzelcyk – Carlo Forbort – Clifton

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Guentzel – Crosby – Rust McGinn – Malkin – Kapanen Heinen – Carter – Rodrigues Aston-Reese – Boyle – Simon Dumoulin – Letang Pettersson – Marino Matheson – Ruhwedel

Lindblom – Giroux – Atkinson van Riemsdyk – Laughton – Konecny Willman – Frost – Bunnaman Ratcliffe – Cates – MacEwen Provorov – Braun Sanheim – Seeler Yandle – Connauton

Nashville Predators vs. Washington Capitals

Forsberg – Granlund – Duchene Tolvanen – Johansen – Kunin Trenin – Sissons – Jeannot Smith – McCarron – Tomasino Josi – Fabbro Ekholm – Carrier Borowiecki – Benning

Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson Snively – Backstrom – Sheary McMichael – Eller – Sprong Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway Fehervary – Carlson Orlov – Jensen Van Riemsdyk – Schultz

Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars

Landeskog – MacKinnon – Rantanen Nichushkin – Kadri – Burakovsky Compher – Newhook – O’Connor Helm – Jost – Aube-Kubel Toews – Makar J. Johnson – Girard MacDermid – E. Johnson

Robertson – Hintz – Pavelski Benn – Seguin – Gurianov Raffl – Glendening – Kiviranta Kero – Peterson – Radulov Suter – Heiskanen Lindell – Klingberg Harley – Hakanpää

Calgary Flames vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk Mangiapane – Backlund – Coleman Dube – Monahan – Toffoli Lucic – Ruzicka – Lewis Hanifin – Andersson Kylington – Tanev Zadorov – Gudbranson

Laine – Jenner – Bjorkstrand Nyquist – Kuraly – Domi Chinakhov – Sillinger – Voracek Gaunce – Roslovic – Fix-Wolansky Werenski – Peeke Gavrikov – Boqvist Bayreuther – Kukan

Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers

Iafallo – Kopitar – Kempe Moore – Danault – Arvidsson Athanasiou – Byfield – Brown Lemieux – Lizotte – Kaliyev Anderson – Doughty Maatta – Roy Bjornfot – Durzi

Hyman – McDavid – Puljujarvi Kane – Draisaitl – Yamamoto Foegele – Nugent-Hopkins – Ryan Benson – McLeod Nurse – Barrie Lagesson – Ceci Broberg – Bouchard Niemelainen

Goalie Rankings

✅ — Confirmed

🅿️ — Probable

❓ — TBD

Rank	Goalie		Team	Salary
1	Ville Husso	✅	STL	$8,100
2	Igor Shesterkin	❓	NYR	$7,800
3	Andrei Vasilevskiy	❓	TBL	$8,300
4	Pavel Francouz	✅	COL	$8,200
5	Ilya Sorokin	🅿️	NYI	$8,000
6	Dan Vladar	✅	CGY	$8,400
7	Casey DeSmith	✅	PIT	$8,500
8	Juuse Saros	❓	NSH	$7,800
9	Jeremy Swayman	✅	BOS	$7,600
10	Cal Petersen	🅿️	LAK	$7,900
11	Mike Smith	✅	EDM	$7,500
12	Dustin Tokarski	✅	BUF	$7,400
13	Ilya Samsonov	✅	WSH	$7,600
14	Matt Murray	🅿️	OTT	$7,300
15	Jake Oettinger	✅	DAL	$7,200
16	Elvis Merzlikins	✅	CBJ	$7,000
17	Carter Hart	✅	PHI	$6,900
18	Jon Gillies	🅿️	NJD	$7,100

Daily Value Picks

C – Mikael Backlund (CGY) – $3,400
W – Brayden Schenn (STL) – $3,900
D – Erik Brannstrom (OTT) – $2,500

Optimizer Highest Projections

C – Nathan MacKinnon (COL) – $9,000
W – Nikita Kucherov (TBL) – $8,500
D – Roman Josi (NSH) – $7,500

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DFS 5v5 Score:

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5.  PIT1 (+5.79)

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